Fishing tool



Feb. 1 1927.

c. A. BRusT, JR

FISHING TOOL Filed April 19, 1926 Il! .Il-Il Ill' Il llillhlllllll NNN Patented Feb. l, 1927.

anatra CHARLES' A. BRUST, JE., OF EL` DORADO, ARKANSAS.

FISHEENG TOOL.

Application filed Apriltl, 1926. `izeraldl'o.103,062.

tiontoprovide an' exceptionally simple andA inexpensive fishing tool, yet one which will possess points ot great'y superiority overan alogous' tools heretofore devised, the prin cipalf advantages being that the slip-guiding means cannot be sprung ont oliplace, andv the tool may readily. bedisassembled toperinit the insertion oit a new` slipor slips wlienA over necessary. l l

llith the 1oregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the .description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 isa vertical longitudinal section thru a fishing tool constructed `in accordance with my invention. f

Fig. 2 is an-` additional vertical section, partly in elevation, as indicated by line 2-2 ot' Fig. 1.

Figs. 3, 1, 5 and 6 are horizontal sections as indicated bythe correspondingly numbored lines ot Fig. 1-.

Fig. 7 is a side' elevation partly inA section oit the slip-guiding body.

Fig. 8 is aside elevation of the body shown in Fig. 7, lookingv vin a different direction.

In the drawing abovevbrietly described, 10

designates a one-piece vertically elongated` cylindrical casing which is openl at its upper end`,.is toi-med near its lower-end with an internal, upwardly facing ledge 11, and is :flared at 12 beneath said ledge. lThis ledge when view from above, is substantially U shaped with its opposed side portions 1.3 oft less. horizontall width` than its: intermediate portion 14, saidsideportions 13 extending to the portion of the casing wall, oppositeth'e inner portion` 14: ot the ledge, so that these parts jointly form. an eccentrically positioned opening 15y to receive the upper endl ot a tube 16er a rod 17, fragments ot' a tube andf rod being shown in dotted? lines in Fig. 1. y

A one piece, cylindrical, slip-guidingbody 18 is received snugly in the casing 10 and rests upon the ledge 11, said body being held in place by the lower end ot' a substituteV or coupling body 18', which is thr-eaded'into' and abuts the upper end oi said body 18. The body 18 is formed with a longitudinal channel 19 which opens through its exterior and through its'ends, said channel commuy nicating with the opening 1,5, so as to re ceive a rod or a tube as the case maybe, and in order to hold said body' against rotation in the casing 10which` rotation would disalign the channel 19 and the opening 15, I provide an upstanding stud 2() on the ledge 11, and a socket 21 in the lower end of the body 18, said socket tightly receiving said stud, butpermitting upward' movement ot said body 18 troniv the casing 11i-whenever necessary.

The inner wall 22 ot the channel 19, is preferably hat, andl this wall is disposed .in upwardly diverging relation with the portion 23 ot the casing 10, which portion closes the open side ot said. channel. The4 opposed` side walls Q4 ot this channel are also preferably dat, and' they are provided with longitudinal grooves 25 adjacent to and parallel with the inner wall' 22, 'said grooves being preferably ot the angular shape shown in.' Figs. 4, 5 and4 6.

Upper and lower slips 26 and 27 are slid ably received in the channel 19 andthey contact snugly withl the inner wall 22 and the side walls 211 of said channel, said slips being formed' with` integral ribs 2,8y which are slidably receivedf in the groovesQ, so as toprevent movement ot said slips away from the inner wall 22 ot' the channel. Both o t these slips are providedl with teeth Q9 which tace the casing portion 23 andI are cooperable with: said casing portion to grip a rod, tube or the like, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and these slips preferably possess the size relation herein disclosed', so that smallt rods or other members may be gripped by the upper slip 26, whereas larger members may be gripped by the lower slip 27. Normally, when the device is being lowered intoA a well, the ribs 28 ofthe lower slip rest upon the side portions 13 of the ledge 11, which portions close the lower ends ot the groove 25, and thus said slip is held against dropping out` ot place.` Then, the

upper slip 26 rests upon the lower slip and both of them are in readiness to rise to the necessary extent when engaged by a rod, tube or the like entering through the opening 15, so that one or the other of the slips may eventually drop by gravity into gripping relation with said rod, tub-e or the like, and it will be seen that as soon as an upward pull is placed upon the device, the slip which has engaged itself with the rod, tube or other element, will be wedged more tightly into engagement with it, due to the inclination of the inner channel wall 22, the ribs 28 being then practically free from strain, so that there is no Jtendency to transversely expand the slipguiding member 18. rIhus, the improved fishing tool will retain its proper shape after repeated use under the most trying conditions, which cannot be said of most tools heretofore in use, as they soon become so badly distorted and very often broken, as to be useless.

In addition to the advantage of being free from distortion, as above explained, at tention is invited to the fact that by discon necting the substitute from the casing 10, the slip-guiding body 18 and the slips may readily be removed from said casing, so that the teeth of said slips may be reground with ease, or new slips substituted. The device also possesses the advantage of being easy to manufacture without numerous specially constructed tools or machines and hence the cost of production is cut down to the minimum. On account of such advantages as these, the details disclosed are preferably followed. However, within the scope of the invention as claimed, variations may be made.

Preferably used in connection with the features above described, is a novel means for locking the substitute 18 against accidental unthreading from the casing 10. 'Ilo accomplish this end, I form the casing-encircled portion of the substitute with a plurality of radial, threaded sockets 30 which are rather closely spaced and have their axes spaced uniform distances from each other. In the upper end of the casing 10 however, I form a. fewer nutmber of threaded openings l31 which are so related with the sockets 3() that only one opening and one socket will register at one time, but another opening may be brought into register with another socket, by giving the parts 1() and 18 a very slight relative turn. Thus, when the member 18 is threaded into the casing 10 to the maximum, it is assured that at least one of the openings shall be in register with one of the sockets 30, so that a locking screw 32 may be inserted as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

I claim: 1. A fishing tool comprising a cylindrical casing open at its upper and lower ends, internally flared at said lower end, and having an abrupt internal upwardly facing ledge near said lower end above the flare, a cylindrical slip-guiding body snugly received in said casing and resting on said ledge, said body having a longitudinal channel which opens through its exterior and through its lower end and has its open side closed throughout its length by a portion of said casing; the inner wall of said channel being disposed in upwardly diverging relation with said channel-closing portion of the casing, the opposedy side walls of said channel having longitudinal grooves parellel with said inner wall, a slip slidable in said channel and having teeth facing and cooperating with said channel-closing casing portion to perform a gripping function, said slip contacting slidably with said inner wall of the channel and having ribs slidably received in said grooves, a coupling body havw ing a threaded connection with the upper end of said casing and abutting the upper end of said slip-guiding body to secure it in place, and means for holding said slipguiding body against rotation within 'the casing.

2. A. structure as specified in claim l I; said means for holding said slip-guiding body against rotation, consisting of a stud rising from said ledge and a socket in said body receiving said stud.

3. A fishing tool comprising a one-piece cylindrical casing, open at its upper and 100 lower ends, internally flared at said lower end and having an abrupt internal upwardly facing ledge near said lower end above the flare, a one-piece cylindrical slip-guiding body snugly received in said casing and rest- 105 ing on said ledge, said body having a longitudinal channel which opens through its eX- terior and through its upper and lower ends and has its open side closed throughout its length by a portion of said casing; the in- 110 ner wall of Isaid channel being disposed in upwardly diverging relation with said channel-closing casing portion, the opposed side walls of said channel being formed with longitudinal grooves parallel with said in- 1,15 ner wall and closed at their lower ends b the aforesaid ledge, a slip slidable in said channel and having teeth facing and cooperating with said channel-closing casing portion to perform a gripping function, said 120 slip contacting slidably with said inner wall of the channel and having ribs slidably received in said grooves, a coupling body having a threaded connection with the upper end of said casing and abutting the upper 125 end of said slip-guiding body to secure it in place, and means for holding said .slipguiding body against rotation within the casing.

4t. In a fishing tool, outer and inner mem- 13e bers threaded together, the inner member being comparatively thick and having an annular series of closely and uniformly spaced radial sockets arranged around the circum- 'ference thereof while the `outer member is formed with comparatively few differently and Widely spaced peripherally arranged openings, one of said openings being adapted to register with one of the sockets when the two members are turned slightly and when turned to tightly connected position, and a locking screw insertible into the registering opening and socket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af fixed my signature.

CHARLES A. BRUST, JR. 

